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"Making Time to Teach Culture without Taking Time". Elena Shvidko, Stefanie Rasmussen, and Mark Tanner Thursday, March 26, 2009 Denver, CO – Convention Center Room 404, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Orientations towards culture in the language classroom:. Teaching Culture. Learning Culture. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Elena Shvidko, Stefanie Rasmussen, Elena Shvidko, Stefanie Rasmussen, and Mark Tannerand Mark Tanner
Thursday, March 26, 2009Thursday, March 26, 2009Denver, CO – Convention CenterDenver, CO – Convention Center
Room 404, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.Room 404, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
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Orientations towards culture in the language classroom:
Learning “About”Culture
Teaching Culture
Learning Culture
Teaching “About”Culture
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Techniques Used to Teach Culture?
Critical incidents
Cultural assimilators
Culturgrams
Role-plays
Cultural similations
Field experiences
Ethnography
Experiential activities
Cross-cultural training
Values clarification
Film / video
Literature
Realia
Authentic materials
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Many teachers do not include culture into the language classroom because they feel there is “no time” to address culture in a packed curriculum.
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Consider a “culture
capsulation” Can 5 minutes make a difference? Let’s do the math!
Say you teach for 14 weeks, 4 days a week for 4 hours a day – If students are taught just 5 minutes of American culture in each class, how much culture instruction will they receive?
Every day? – 4 classes X 5 min. = 20 min./day
Every week? – 4 days X 20 min./day = 80 min./week
Entire course? – 14 weeks X 80 min. = 18 hours and 40 min. of culture instruction (It adds up!)
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How can we make time for teaching and
learning about culture?
The Grammar Class
The Writing Class
The Reading Class
The Listening Class
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Teaching Culture in the Grammar Class
What ideas come to your mind of how to teach culture?
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Expanding the lesson…
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Do not use under the water!
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Use only for one head at the same time!
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* Do not use for drying pets!
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Do not put in mouth!
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Do not use orally!
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Teaching Culture in the Reading Class
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Teaching Culture in the Reading Class
1) Choose a cultural topic that is related to American culture.
* Look at the passage taken from the textbook “Active Skills for Reading: Book 3” by Neil J. Anderson
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2) Use different materials in class that help to teach culture
* T.V. Guide
How would you teach culture using this type of reading material?
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Teaching Culture in the Writing Class
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Teaching Culture in the Writing Class
1) Choose a cultural topic that is related to American culture.
Compare and contrast two American holidays/famous people/cities etc
Writing on a current event in the US
Writing about political/economical/educational system in America
2) Use different materials in class that help to teach culture
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How would you use these “cultural” items in your writing
class?
Brochures
Food Packages
Grocery store receipts
Newspapers
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Teaching how to describe a process by making peanut butter
sandwich
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Why a peanut butter sandwich?
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Procedure Students are divided into groups of three or four Each group writes the process of making a
peanut butter and jelly sandwich using transition words for describing the process: First Second Then Following this At this point After Before this Simultaneously Finally Next Lastly
Groups trade their descriptions and each group will have to make a sandwich according to the description. They should follow the description the way it is written.
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Teaching Culture in the Listening Class
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Teaching Culture in the Listening Class
Choose a cultural topic that is related to American culture.
*Compare and contrast two American famous people:
Martin Luther King
http://www.windmillworks.com/games/dream.htm
Barak Obama
http://www.headsupenglish.com/skillbuilders/listening/obama.pdf -
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What Distinguishes Art from an Accident?
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What distinguishes “Culture Teaching” from “Talking about
Culture?”Intentionality
Focus
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Conclusion:
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Presenters Contact Information
Elena Shvidko [email protected]
Stefanie Rasmussen [email protected]
Mark Tanner [email protected]
Thanks for coming!